If you are in direct sales, you don't just need to deal with competition from other companies, but you also have competition from your own company. In this edition of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci answer a listeners question on how to stand out in a crowd.

Leveraging the power of the internet to free up your time is incredibly appealing to entrepreneurs, but how do you take a face to face, or in person coaching business online? In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci answer a listeners question and share some advice to be able to leverage one to many.

In this #AskHappyHour edition of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour Dawn & Traci answer a listeners question about how to overcome fear of the phone. It's easy to do certain things when it's your "job" but what about when you're the boss & the employee?

You've probably heard the saying "Facts Tell, Stories Sell", and in this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share how telling stories in all aspects of your marketing will make a huge difference in your results.

As an entrepreneur, it is natural to want to reach your goals and success fast. Sometimes, we're so focused on the destination, we don't realize the amazing things going on today. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci take some time to encourage you along your journey to greatness!

If you have a blog and use the Facebook Like Box plugin, then you don't want to miss this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour. Dawn & Traci are sharing some important changes to this plugin effective June 23, 2015.

Your reputation and integrity is everything, not just in business, but in life. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share how important it is to be a person who does what they say, both online and offline. Marketing may be a lot about the words we use, but it's critical that we back it up with action!

When you run out of people to talk to about your business, and you don't really know how to generate your own leads and sales, its natural to think that buying leads is a great solution. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci get into why this is a horrible idea, and what you should do if you're wanting to get more leads for your business.

There are a few things that get us fired up, and one of the major ones is when a home based business owner is told by their company that they can't market their business online. If you are in Direct Sales or Network Marketing, then you definitely don't want to miss this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour!

So you're running your ads but you aren't getting the results that you think you should be getting. What on earth could be the issue? In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci talk about one of the most common reasons for ads to fail....lack of congruency between your ad and the page the prospect lands on.  

One of the areas people struggle with when it comes to Facebook ads is where to send people. Do you send them straight to a sales page? To your Facebook Fan Page? If you're considering running Facebook ads, or you already have been, then you won't want to miss this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour where Dawn & Traci will give you the rundown of where to send your ads if you're trying to get more leads & sales!

Do you know it's time to run Facebook ads for your business, but you're scared of losing money? You're not alone... Many business owners are reluctant to spend money on ads. Never fear... in today's episode Dawn & Traci give you the low down on Facebook ads and why you should probably be using them in your business! 

Have you ever wondered what kind of content you should be posting to get the most engagement on your social media profiles? In today's episode Dawn & Traci share the 5 types of content you want to be posting to ensure you get maximum results from your social media marketing efforts!

Are you marketing blindfolded? Whether you're brand new or a seasoned marketer, there's a good chance you're making this mistake and leaving a ton of money on the table... find out how you can take that blindfold off and get better results than ever before!

There are a lot of marketing "systems" out there to help you learn to market your business online, but if you're not careful, you could end up losing focus of why you started marketing in the first place. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci talk about what is causing more and more people to become "marketing drones" and how you can avoid falling into that trap!

It's Tax Day in the United States and to bring you a little Tax Day relief, Dawn & Traci have some funny marketing bloopers & blunders to share with you! Whether you are just getting started or have been marketing for a while, you don't want to miss this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour

Creating original content on a daily basis for your business can be challenging. In today's episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci discuss what Evergreen content is, and how to develop and use an Evergreen Marketing Strategy to make life easier for youself!!!  

You never get a second chance to make a first impression, whether it's face-to-face or on social media. On today's episode, learn some simple ways you can optimize your social media profile pictures to portray yourself as someone your potential customers are attracted to do business with. 

Marketing online can open up a can of worms when it comes to remembering and keeping all of your passwords organized. In this episode of the Weekend Marketing Minute, Dawn & Traci share with you their favorite password keepers. Dawn recommends Roboform (http://HappyHourHangouts.com/roboform) and Traci recommends LastPass (http://HappyHourHangouts.com/lastpass). Either are great choices, have free options and will make your life so much easier!

When most people start their journey as an entrepreneur, they dream of success. Sometimes, as success comes in unexpected ways, there can be subconscious forces that actually sabotage your success. It seems silly, but it's true and in this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci talk about ways to get past any current or potential self-sabotage so you can create the business and the life that you love!

A few weeks ago at the Social Media Marketing World 2015, several experts said that they believe Pinterest is on it's way to replacing Google as a major search engine. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour Podcast, Dawn & Traci discuss their thoughts on this, as well as a few things you can do to get your business positioned to get more traffic from Pinterest.

Have you ever heard someone say "these products sell themselves" or maybe you've said it. The truth is, no products sell themselves. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci discuss what you can do to make it seem like your products or services sell themselves. You won't want to miss this episode so you never get discouraged when your products aren't selling!

It's a midweek episode of #AskHappyHour! In today's Social Media Marketing Happy Hour podcast, Dawn & Traci answer a listeners question about what to say on landing pages. If you aren't building a list yet, just started, or have been list building for a while, you'll want to listen to today's show!  

As an entrepreneur, you're always thinking about how you can grow your business, serve more clients, make a bigger impact. We've seen a lot of newbie & aspiring entrepreneurs make a critical mistake in their business, and that's not realizing how their own behavior creates a type of karmic backlash to their own business. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share some important mindset issues around the concept of being able to doing something vs. being willing. Be sure and share this episode with everyone!  

It happens all the time. An entrepreneur works hard to get their product, business, message in front of people, educates them, gets them excited to buy and then the worst possible thing happens....they buy from someone else. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share their experiences and how to prevent this from happening to you!

For a huge part of the world, today is a day that inspires hope. The Hope of the World. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share how hope can transform your business, your family, your community and your world.  

In another edition of #AskHappyHour, Dawn & Traci answer a question from a Twitter follower. Should you have multiple LeadPages & Lists or just one? If you're brand new to list building or have been doing it for a long time, you don't want to miss this episode!  

Marketing your business on Facebook has it's pro's and con's...and the last year or so, Facebook has made it harder to get your message out. In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share a few new features that Facebook has released that are GREAT for marketers!

Are you taking advantage of fun holidays in your business? Do you take yourself too seriously? In this episode of the Social Media Marketing Happy Hour, Dawn & Traci share their little April Fools joke and how major companies are capitalizng on silly holidays and how you can too!

The Social Media Marketing Happy Hour is thrilled to share some really big news! In this episode, Dawn & Traci share breaking news that would only be possible because of this podcast! Be sure to listen, you don't want to miss it!